Difference between revisions of "Specs and the City"

Episode number:	541
Season number:	S25 E11
Production code:	SABF06
Original airdate:	January 26, 2014
Title screen:	A Duff Blimp flies past the title screen.
Couch gag:	Homer is waiting on Super Bowl and leaves it for retrieve a six-pack of beer that Bart has threw over an overhead power line
Guest star(s):	Will Lyman as himself Maurice LaMarche as the Super Bowl XLVIII announcer
Showrunner:	[[Al Jean]]
Written by:	Brian Kelley
Directed by:	Lance Kramer

[[Category:Episodes showrun by Al Jean]]

"Specs and the City" is the eleventh episode of season 25 of The Simpsons and the five-hundred and forty-first episode overall. It originally aired on January 26, 2014. The episode was written by Brian Kelley and directed by Lance Kramer. It guest stars Will Lyman as himself and Maurice LaMarche as the Super Bowl XLVIII announcer.

Synopsis

"Mr. Burns gives high-tech eyeglasses to all of his employees in order to spy on them. Homer loves the enhanced reality of his new gadget – that is, until Marge tries them on and he finds out she's seeing a marriage counselor. Meanwhile, Bart takes a stand against buying Nelson a Valentine's Day card, despite buying one for every other kid in class, and Nelson delivers him an ultimatum: find him the best Valentine's Day gift ever or be fed to the classroom electric pencil sharpener."

Production

The original title of the episode was intended to be "I Only Have My Eyes for You".^[1] The Oogle goggles were originally known as "MyEyes".^[2]

The couch gag for the episode is based on the Channel 4 ident which is often featured before episode of The Simpsons on Channel 4.

Script for this Episode

International premieres

Country	Date	Channel	Note
Latin America	July 13, 2014^[3]^[4]	Fox Latin America

Gallery

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References

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Homerland • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Four Regrettings and a Funeral • YOLO • Labor Pains • The Kid Is All Right • Yellow Subterfuge • White Christmas Blues • Steal This Episode • Married to the Blob • Specs and the City • Diggs • The Man Who Grew Too Much • The Winter of His Content • The War of Art • You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee • Luca$ • Days of Future Future • What to Expect When Bart's Expecting • Brick Like Me • Pay Pal • The Yellow Badge of Cowardge

[1] Chris Ledesma and Michael Price's tweets

[2] Michael Price's tweet

[3] Anexo:Vigesimoquinta temporada de Los Simpson

[4] The Simpsons - Entutele.com

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